The modern belgian Cinema
by Burgwaechterchen | created - 29 May 2011 | updated - 3 weeks ago | PublicNo Ranking
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1. Calvaire (2004)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Marc, a traveling entertainer, is on his way home for Christmas when his van breaks down in the middle of a jerkwater town with some strange inhabitants.
Director: Fabrice du Welz | Stars: Laurent Lucas, Brigitte Lahaie, Gigi Coursigny, Jean-Luc Couchard
Votes: 13,797 | Gross: $0.00M
2. Ex Drummer (2007)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.
Director: Koen Mortier | Stars: Dries Vanhegen, Norman Baert, Gunter Lamoot, Sam Louwyck
Votes: 10,974
3. Linkeroever (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When Marie moves into her boyfriend's apartment, she uncovers a disturbing mystery.
Director: Pieter Van Hees | Stars: Eline Kuppens, Matthias Schoenaerts, Sien Eggers, Marilou Mermans
Votes: 2,936
4. The Memory of a Killer (2003)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vincke and Verstuyft are the best detectives of the Antwerp police department. They are confronted with the murder on a leading executive and put all their effort to catch the murderer.
Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Jan Decleir, Laurien Van den Broeck
Votes: 10,634 | Gross: $0.33M
5. Dossier K. (2009)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.
Director: Jan Verheyen | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Blerim Destani, Hilde De Baerdemaeker
Votes: 2,926
6. The Misfortunates (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
A thirty-something novelist and impending father looks back on his all-too-formative years in the hapless, alcohol-ridden milieu of his youth in 1980s rural Flanders, Belgium.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx
Votes: 11,530
7. The Intruder (2005)
109 min | Mystery, Thriller
Tom Vansant is an emergency physician from Brussels who is desperately searching for his daughter who ran away from home and is now missing for eighteen months. He meets a girl of whom he ... See full summary »
Director: Frank van Mechelen | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Axel Daeseleire, Vic de Wachter
Votes: 1,523
8. Sl8n8 (2006)
90 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
After her father gets killed in an automobile accident, Kristel Lodema discovers that he was investigating an old mine where convicted child killer Andries Martiens died back in 1857. ... See full summary »
Directors: Frank van Geloven, Edwin Visser | Stars: Victoria Koblenko, Kürt Rogiers, Jop Joris, Amia Cate Audrey
Votes: 1,791
9. The Lion of Flanders (1984)
90 min | Drama, History, War
A tale centered on the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 where the Flemish rank and file won a major victory over the glorious French knights.
Director: Hugo Claus | Stars: Frank Aendenboom, Theu Boermans, Jan Decleir, Julien Schoenaerts
Votes: 838
10. Resistance (2003)
R | 92 min | Drama
On 16 January 1944, a reconnaissance pilot survives a plane crash in Delahaut in the Nazi occupied Belgium. The boy Jean Benoit finds the wounded pilot and brings him to the house of Claire... See full summary »
Director: Todd Komarnicki | Stars: Bill Paxton, Julia Ormond, Philippe Volter, Sandrine Bonnaire
Votes: 719
11. In Bruges (2008)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Berrington
Votes: 461,650 | Gross: $7.76M
12. Two Eyes Staring (2010)
112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Moving into her parents' mansion after she inherits it, a woman, her husband and their daughter stumble upon a dark and terrible family secret.
Director: Elbert van Strien | Stars: Hadewych Minis, Barry Atsma, Isabelle Stokkel, Charlotte Arnoldy
Votes: 1,449
13. Loft (I) (2008)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Five close friends, all of them married, share a loft to meet their mistresses. One day they find the body of a young woman in the loft. Since there are only five keys to the loft, the five men begin to suspect each other of murder.
Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruno Vanden Broecke
Votes: 24,991
14. Tangier (2006)
105 min | Drama
In August 1996, bus drivers Marcel Van Loock and Wim Moreels are apprehended by the Moroccan Customs for drug trafficking. Inside their bus, hidden behind a false compartment, they have ... See full summary »
Director: Frank van Mechelen | Stars: Filip Peeters, Els Olaerts, Kyoko Scholiers, Emile Van Hamme
Votes: 1,746
15. Bo (2010)
100 min | Drama
Fifteen year old Deborah wants to escape her dull suburb and enjoy the luring city of Antwerp. Her new eighteen year old friend Jennifer leads her into the sparkling downtown nightlife. ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Herbots | Stars: Ella-June Henrard, Thomas Ryckewaert, Kalina Malehounova, Laura Ballyn
Votes: 1,351
16. Ben X (2007)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller
As an alternative to getting bullied at school, an autistic teenager retreats into the world of online role-playing games.
Director: Nic Balthazar | Stars: Marijke Pinoy, Greg Timmermans, Cesar De Sutter, Gilles De Schryver
Votes: 19,380 | Gross: $0.00M
17. Wolf (I) (2010)
98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Stef Desmyter | Stars: Sandrine André, Jakob Beks, Gene Bervoets, Axel Daeseleire
Votes: 108
18. Koning van de wereld (2006– )
55 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
[PART 1] During World War II, Stan Vandewalle saves boxing trainer Max from the bombed German war prisoners camp, and shoots two German soldiers while escaping. After the war, Stan resolves... See full summary »
Stars: Kevin Janssens, Koen De Bouw, Jan Decleir, Natali Broods
Votes: 141
19. Shades (1999)
93 min | Drama, Comedy
A maverick director, a ruthless producer, a rebellious movie star, and a convicted serial killer, are all trying to survive the most deadliest place on earth - a movie set.
Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Gene Bervoets, Andrew Howard, Mireille Leveque
Votes: 626
20. The Room (I) (2006)
80 min | Drama, Thriller
When a strange door appears in a troubled family's house, they will have to face their darkest secrets.
Director: Giles Daoust | Stars: Pascal Duquenne, Maximilien Jouret-Maron, Joe Lewis, Henri Luyckx
Votes: 421
21. Bullhead (2011)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama
Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Jacky, a young cattle farmer who is constantly pumped on steroids and hormones, is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader.
Director: Michaël R. Roskam | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy, Barbara Sarafian
Votes: 24,307 | Gross: $0.15M
22. Borgman (2013)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A vagrant enters the lives of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.
Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Jan Bijvoet, Hadewych Minis, Jeroen Perceval, Alex van Warmerdam
Votes: 18,917 | Gross: $0.06M
23. Wij (2018)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama
Eight teens - four guys and four girls - are the best of friends. One summer, out of boredom they experiment with all manner of new means to entertain themselves. This degenerates into some extreme behaviour and will lead to tragedy.
Director: Rene Eller | Stars: Aimé Claeys, Tijmen Govaerts, Pauline Casteleyn, Maxime Jacobs
Votes: 3,394
24. Animals (2021)
91 min | Crime, Drama
Brahim is a young man, his mother's joy. One day he will find the love of his life. He will become a family man, he will make everyone proud. One day he will be mature and fulfilled. One day.
Director: Nabil Ben Yadir | Stars: Soufiane Chilah, Gianni Guettaf, Vincent Overath, Lionel Maisin
Votes: 666
25. The Ardennes (2015)
Unrated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A brutal home-jacking by two brothers goes hopelessly wrong, and one of them goes to prison. Four years later, his brother tries to help him get his life back on track.
Director: Robin Pront | Stars: Kevin Janssens, Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens, Jan Bijvoet
Votes: 5,639 | Gross: $0.01M
26. The Advent Calendar (2021)
104 min | Horror, Thriller
Eva is a paraplegic. On her birthday, her friend Sophie gives her a strange Advent calendar. It's not the traditional treats you find when you open each drawer, but quirky gifts that are scary and get bloodier.
Director: Patrick Ridremont | Stars: Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri, Janis Abrikh
Votes: 5,999
27. Inexorable (2021)
98 min | Thriller
The lives of a wealthy publisher and her novelist husband are changed by the arrival of a mysterious young woman at their country mansion.
Director: Fabrice du Welz | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Mélanie Doutey, Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Janaina Halloy
Votes: 1,146
28. Public Enemy (2016–2023)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Freed after 20 years in prison, the child killer Guy Beranger found refuge with the monks in Vielsart. He is placed under the protection of a young Federal Police's inspector. A little while after his release, a little girl disappears.
Stars: Stéphanie Blanchoud, Jean-Jacques Rausin, Clément Manuel, Angelo Bison
Votes: 1,823
29. Ferry (2021)
TV-MA | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ruthless Ferry Bouman is sent to his native region of Brabant by his boss Brink to avenge an attack on their gang. When he meets lovely Danielle and old family feuds resurface, Brabant starts to pierce his steel armour.
Director: Cecilia Verheyden | Stars: Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap, Huub Stapel, Raymond Thiry
Votes: 13,089
30. My Name (2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story about a woman who joins an organized crime ring and infiltrates the police as an undercover agent in order to find out the truth about her father's death.
Stars: Han So-hee, Park Hee-soon, Kim Sang-ho, Lee Hak-joo
Votes: 32,255
31. Ogre (2021)
103 min | Drama, Fantasy
Terrible events are worrying the inhabitants of the Morvan: a child has disappeared and a wild beast is attacking the livestock. Jules, a child who has recently arrived in the village, senses something sinister near his house.
Director: Arnaud Malherbe | Stars: Ana Girardot, Giovanni Pucci, Samuel Jouy, Albertine Rivière
Votes: 380
32. Rough Diamonds (2023– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Follows a Jewish Ultra-Orthodox family in Belgium's Antwerp Diamond Square Mile.
Stars: Kevin Janssens, Ini Massez, Robbie Cleiren, Dudu Fisher
Votes: 4,660
33. Cub (2014)
Not Rated | 84 min | Adventure, Horror
Over-imaginative 12 year-old Sam heads off to the woods to summer scout camp with his pack convinced he will encounter a monster...and he does.
Director: Jonas Govaerts | Stars: Maurice Luijten, Evelien Bosmans, Titus De Voogdt, Stef Aerts
Votes: 6,188
34. The Last Diamond (2014)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Simon has just been released from prison and is on parole. His friend, Albert, lures him back to his old ways for one more hit. To steal the priceless diamond Florentin. Simon's plan to ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Barbier | Stars: Yvan Attal, Bérénice Bejo, Jean-François Stévenin, Antoine Basler
Votes: 1,757
35. Dossier K. (2009)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.
Director: Jan Verheyen | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Blerim Destani, Hilde De Baerdemaeker
Votes: 2,926
36. Entre la vie et la mort (2022)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A contemporary urban thriller about the bloody journey of a Brussels subway driver.
Director: Giordano Gederlini | Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Marine Vacth, Olivier Gourmet, Fabrice Adde
Votes: 655
37. Man Bites Dog (1992)
NC-17 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.
Directors: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert, Hector Pappaert
Votes: 43,736 | Gross: $0.21M
38. Belgica (2016)
127 min | Drama
The drama follows two brothers who start a bar and get swept up in its success in the midst of Belgium's nightlife scene.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Stef Aerts, Tom Vermeir, Stefaan De Winter, Dominique Van Malder
Votes: 4,768
39. Passchendaele (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, History, Romance
The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.
Director: Paul Gross | Stars: Paul Gross, Michael Greyeyes, James Kot, Jesse Frechette
Votes: 8,807
40. Gutland (2017)
107 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A surrealist rural noir about a German thief who flees to a small Luxembourg village only to discover that the locals have secrets of their own.
Director: Govinda Van Maele | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Frederick Lau, Marco Lorenzini, Leo Folschette
Votes: 1,408
41. Titane (2021)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.
Director: Julia Ducournau | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh
Votes: 56,183
42. Brussels by Night (1983)
87 min | Drama
This is the story of a man who travels to Brussels, and meets some people with whom he spends a few days. When they all go on a day trip to the "slanting plane" of Ronquieres, all sorts of bottled up frustrations flare up.
Director: Marc Didden | Stars: François Beukelaers, Johan Joos, Mariette Mathieu, Daniël Van Avermaet
Votes: 768
43. Yummy (2019)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Horror
An orgy of blood, violence and fun in which a young couple travel to a shabby Eastern European hospital for plastic surgery. Once there things unravel.
Director: Lars Damoiseaux | Stars: Maaike Neuville, Bart Hollanders, Benjamin Ramon, Clara Cleymans
Votes: 6,153
44. Raw (2016)
R | 99 min | Drama, Horror
A young woman, studying to be a vet, develops a craving for human flesh.
Director: Julia Ducournau | Stars: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas
Votes: 89,172 | Gross: $0.51M
45. Anonymous Animals (2020)
64 min | Fantasy, Thriller
The balance of power between man and animal has changed. In a remote countryside, any encounter with the dominant can become hostile.
Director: Baptiste Rouveure | Stars: Thierry Marcos, Pauline Guilpain, Aurélien Chilarski, Emilien Lavaut
Votes: 687
46. Innommable: L'affaire Dutroux (2022– )
Documentary, Crime
Stars: Frederic Arce, Joan De Winne, Michel Demoulin
Votes: 39
47. Marc Dutroux - De verklaring (2004 TV Short)
4 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Renaat Coppens | Star: Pierre Dherte
Votes: 6
48. Die Spur der Kinderschänder - Dutroux und die toten Zeugen (2001 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
A German documentary about the Marc Dutroux case, one of the most horrid elite pedophilia scandals ever unearthed.
Director: Piet Eekman
Votes: 10
49. Megalomaniac (2022)
100 min | Horror
Megalomaniac questions the invisible line between victim and executioner and how it is crossed. A film about the weight of patriarchy and the illusion of Manichaeism.
Director: Karim Ouelhaj | Stars: Eline Schumacher, Benjamin Ramon, Hélène Moor, Wim Willaert
Votes: 961
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